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ALDEN CHASE.
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CHARLES T. CHASE, a descendant of William, of Yarmouth, Mass., born at Tisbury, on Martha's Vineyard, came to Liver- more and then to Dixfield, where he amassed a large fortune in trade. He was the son of Capt. Tristram Chase, who was lost at sea when Charles T. was a small boy, and his widow married Col. Jesse Stone. He had a family born in Dixfield ; losing his wife, he re-married and moved to this town. His house is near the junction of the two roads east of Bryant's Pond. He had owned real estate in this town some years previous, and had improved a cranberry bog near his residence. He died here and his remains were interred in Dixfield.
CHURCHILL.
JOSIAH CHURCHILL came here from Buckfield, and was living here when the town was incorporated. He was born May 13, 1786, and his wife, Rachel Curtis, daughter of Noah, June 18, 1784. They lived on the farm now occupied by Aaron M. Irish. Their buildings were formerly on the old road, near the west end of the lot, but when the present road was built they removed their buildings to it. None of their children are recorded on our records, but he had sons, Ezra, m. Lydia Briggs, daughter of John R .; he was killed by the cars at Berlin Falls ; Levi, m. Lucy (Swan) Billings ; and Daniel C., m. Dorcas E. Curtis ; and daughters, Nancy, m. Demeric Swan, son of Gideon ; Maria B., who m. same, and perhaps others.
JOSEPH CHURCHILL, tailor, came here from Norway, and carried on business for several years. He married Viana Per- ham, daughter of Joel, and had one son, Walter. He moved to Norway, and died there in August, 1881.
CLARK.
THOMAS CLARK, wife, Martha (Bumpus), lived in Sigotch, but left town many years ago. His children recorded on our records
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are: Thomas S., b. December 23, 1832; Martha, b. March 5, 1835; Granville, b. May 24, 1839 ; William, b. June 12, 1841; Charles G., b. October 10, 1847.
JOHN CLARK, brother of the preceding, also lived once on the road between the Billings neighborhood and Sigotch. He mar- ried Susan Ellis, daughter of Dea. Stephen, of Sumner, and had Elizabeth, Augustus, and a son, Stephen E., the latter a very promising young man and popular school teacher, who died in early manhood. Both of these families went to Sparta, Wisconsin. Augustus married Armina Billings, daughter of Silas.
CLIFFORD.
JOSEPH CLIFFORD came here previous to the incorporation of the town, from Buckfield. He was from the Provinces, and his wife was Susannah Trull. He was born June 10, 1751, and his wife November 13, 1748. He died in 1816, and his wife sur- vived him many years, supported by the town ; she was gen- erally sold at auction at the annual meeting, and was struck off to the lowest bidder. They had a son Jonathan T., who married Martha Hodges, who was formerly a Bacon (sister of Benjamin of Greenwood), and was the first settler on the Gore. His house stood on the shore of North Pond, then called Clifford's Pond, just below the old Cummings place, since owned by Hiram Day. He afterwards went to the eastern part of the State. They also had a son Daniel, and a daughter Katie, born April 29, 1791, who became the wife of Gideon Swan.
COLBURN.
JERATHMEL COLBURN, son of Jerathmel, of Dunstable, Mass., and Paris, married Eliza Warren, of Paris, daughter of Abijah, and had Arabella C., Prentiss M., Emerson J., Elizabeth A., and
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perhaps others. He was here in 1812, and lived in the east part of the town. He was in town only a few years. He was born September 18, 1781, and died in Paris, aged nearly a hun- dred years. He was a man of intemperate habits, and a great wit.
COLE.
ELEAZER COLE, son of Joseph, of Plympton and Bridgewater, Mass., born April 8, 1747, married in 1769 Lucy Shurtleff, born October 11, 1751, and came early to Paris. Late in life he came here and lived with his son Jonathan. His children were: Calvin, m. Betsey Swan (see Swan); Cyprian, m. first, Lovicy Perham, daughter of Lemuel; and second, Patty Tuell, of Paris ; Jonathan, m. Abigail Whitman ; Phebe, m. John Bill- ings ; Lucy, m. Lazarus Hathaway, of Paris; Polly, m. Joseph Whitman, and Tyla, m. Gilbert Shaw.
CAPTAIN JONATHAN was the only one of the sons that came to Woodstock. ' He married Abigail Whitman, daughter of Jacob, of Buckfield, and moved to the place where John Billings had made improvements. Here he lived and died. He was always one of our prominent citizens, and often in town office. He had the following children : Abigail, b. June 15, 1819, m. first, Henry H. Packard, second, Alfred Estes, and third, William Yates ; Lucy, b. August 13, 1820, m. Alden Chase (see Chase) ; Albion P., b. December 30, 1824, m. Julia Berry, daughter of Leonard, and had Henrietta, who married and resides in Massa- chusetts ; Ella F., m. Leonard N. Cummings ; and one or two sons younger ; William H., November 9, 1830, m. Albina S. Berry, also daughter of Leonard ; Louisa, b. January 9, 1832 ; Lorenda, b. July 20, 1834, died young ; Diantha, b. February 10, 1837, m. Eben Cole, son of Col. Cyprian, of Greenwood ; and Judson W., b. September 4, 1839, m. Emma Wormwood; he left town when a young man.
JOSEPH COLE, from Buckfield, wife, Lucy Bessee, was quite
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early on the Stephen Packard place in Woodstock, but did not remain here long. Frank M. and Henry C. Cole, sons of Col. Cyprian, have both lived in Woodstock. The former married Cynthia A. Bryant, daughter of Alexander, and still lives here; and the latter married Flora J. Berry, daughter of Leonard. Southern Cole, son of Calvin, lived several years at the foot of Bryant's Pond. He had a large family, several of whom have been voters here, namely : James, Dennis, Reuben T., Francis and Almon T. His brother, Elbridge Cole, has voted here, and several others of the Greenwood Coles have been in this town at times.
COTTON.
WILLIAM COTTON came here from Portland in 1811. He was born February 4, 1784, and his wife, Margaret Green, sister of .
Richard, was born June 11, 1785. Their children recorded here, are :
I William, b. in Portland Nov. 1, 1804, m. Tryphenia Lunt.
II Eliza, b. August 9, 1806.
III Mary, b. August 26, 1811.
Abigail, b. November 8, 1813.
V Mark F., b. April 17, 1816.
None of the daughters married here.
Mark F. Cotton, m. Lois C. Robbins in 1836 ; John S. Cotton, m. Phebe Davis in 1840, Margaret Cotton, m. James R. Hasey in 1851; Isabelle J. Cotton, m. Edward J. Verrill in 1855; Polly Cotton, m. John L. Noyes in 1862 ; Alice J. Cotton, m. Henry H. Russ in 1872 ; Amanda Cotton, m. Alfred H. Briggs in 1864 ; Aaron D. Cotton, m. Viola Pulsifer, of Sumner, in 1866. These were doubtless all sons and grandsons of William Cotton, Jr.
CRAM.
JEREMY J. CRAM came here in 1861 and carried on the jewel- ry business in Churchill's shop. He married Sylvina F. Cas- well, and moved to Mechanic Falls and then back to Paris.
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CRAWFORD.
BENJ. F. CRAWFORD, a native of Worcester Co., Mass., came here from Paris and lived at the Pond. He was a shoemaker and also Postmaster. His wife was Sophia Harris. He and his wife both died here. Their children were, Franklin, who never lived here, was a merchant in Portland and went to Kan- kakee, Ill .; Sophia B., who married Horace Cushman ; Abbie, who married B. Kendall Stearns, and Francis B., who married Susan Randall and moved to Colebrook, N. H.
CROCKETT.
DANIEL H. CROCKETT was an early settler in the east part of Woodstock. He soon moved out of town, but later in life he lived for several years on the Barrows farm on Hamlin's Gore, now a part of Woodstock. He was a son of Morris C. and Olive (Humphrey) Crockett and grandson of Daniel and Molly (Noyes) Crockett, of Portsmouth, N. H., afterwards of Wind- ham, Me. Daniel H. was born December 5, 1797, and spent most of his minority in the family of Isaiah Willis, of Paris. He was a soldier in Col. McCobb's regiment, in the war of 1812, and a pensioner. He was a shoemaker. He married Rebecca Bacon, of Greenwood, daughter of Benjamin, of Green- wood, and his children were :
I Helen, b. April 25, 1822, m. Fessenden Swan.
II Benjamin B., b. November 26, 1824, m. Lucy R. Wilbur.
III Daniel M., b. September 29, 1826, m. Harriet C. Vosmus; died at Lewiston 1872.
IV Cyprian, b. April 29, 1829.
v Charles T. D. Rev., b. March 15, 1833, m. Clementine Bird, daughter of Samuel, of Bethel:
VI Amnos Y., b. June 25, 1835, d. young.
VII Avice, b. March 22, 1837, m. Jonas W. Lane, resides at Gorham, N. H. Olive R., b. March 25, 1839, m. Daniel M. Goss, son of Thomas, of Bethel.
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IX Harriet B., b. January 9, 1841, m. David T. Foster, son of Eli, of Bethel.
x Eveline E., b. July 11, 1843, d. 1862.
XI Virgil D., b. March 6, 1845, d. 1849.
XII Aaron H., b. September 4, 1849, m. Maria H. Aldrich.
The father and mother are both dead.
CROOKER.
CHARLES CROOKER, from Plymouth County, Mass., came to Minot, and subsequently married Betsey, daughter of Daniel Packard, of Buckfield. They came to Woodstock in 1823, and he afterwards left his family and went to New Brunswick and did not return for nearly forty years. He died in Hebron. His children are not recorded here, but he had Charles, Jr., m. Sally Lapham, Sophronia, m. Thomas Lapham, Daniel, Joseph, Joshua, John, Attice, and perhaps others. None of them lived in this town after they were married.
CUMMINGS.
ISAAC CUMMINGS, his father of Sutton, Mass., was early in Gray, where, in 1781, he married Elizabeth Bryant, daughter of Solomon (see Bryant Family), and moved to Norway. From there he moved to Greenwood, and lived a long time on the farm afterwards owned by Asaph Paine. About the year 1820, he moved to Hamlin's Gore, his farm being part of lot number 9. Here he lived until his death. He was an industrious man, and respected in the community. He reared a family of fourteen children, all of whom grew to man and womanhood, and had families of their own. Only a partial record of this family could be obtained. The children of Isaac Cummings and Eliz- abeth his wife were:
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Elizabeth, m. Consider Fuller.
Isaac, Jr., m. Orpha Shaw, daughter of Jairus, of Paris, and lived and died there.
Abigail, m. Azur Herrick, of Poland.
George Williams, m. Lucy Pratt.
Moses, m. - Pratt, and died soon after.
Mary, m. Timothy Wellcome.
Solomon, m. Cindy Lapham, and died soon after. .
Lydia, m. Daniel Huzzey, of Windham.
Hannah, m. John Buck, of Bethel.
Lois, m. Joseph A. Herrick, of Poland.
Chloe, m. Dr. James Merrill, of Hebron.
Joseph, m. his brother Solomon's widow.
Ruth, m. Stephen Buck.
The above children are not arranged in the order of their ages.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, son of the preceding, lived on part of his · father's old homestead until he became quite advanced in years, when he sold out to his son-in-law, Day, and went West, where he died at a great age. He was the first plantation clerk of the Gore, and filled the position for several consecutive years. His children, all of whom have long since left the town and most of them the State, were George W., Jabez, Albion, Isaac, Cor- nelius, Caroline, Nancy and Mary. Caroline married Hiram Day; Mary, Reward Bryant, and Nancy Rev. Nathan An- drews.
DANIEL CUMMINGS, brother of the preceding, began a clearing on the hill south of North Pond, but subsequently moved to Greenwood. He lived for a while previous to his death at Bryant's Pond. His children were Sibyl, Samuel B., Elizabeth, Ann, who married Lemuel Dunham, Joseph W. and Jabez.
JOSEPH CUMMINGS continued to live on part of the old home- stead until his first wife died and he re-married and moved to Oxford. His children were Melissa A., Henry, Phebe, Moses, Ransom D., Abbie, Clara and Roscoe. The three oldest died unmarried.
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ALLEN T. CUMMINGS, son of Joseph, of Greenwood, whose brother was of Sutton, Mass., married Eliza Bryant, daughter of Dea. Christopher, and moved into Woodstock, to the farm formerly occupied by Joel Perham. He had several sons and daughters. In March, 1882, he moved to Bethel and died a few days after.
CURTIS.
NOAH CURTIS came here from Norway in 1806. He was born in Plymouth, Mass., and had lived in Hebron before coming to Norway. He was born August 17, 1750, and his wife, Deborah Luce, of Cape Cod, May 25, 1757. He settled in the south part of the town on land cultivated by his descendants for three generations. His children were :
I Morton, b. April 8, 1782, m. first, Dorcas Young, daughter of Job, of Gray, and second, Polly Barrows, of the Gore.
II Rachel, b. May 13, 1784, m. Josiah Churchill.
III Noah, Jr., b. November 27, 1786, m. Abigail Tuell, daughter of Abia- thar, of Paris.
IV Seth, b. March 17, 1790, m. Sally Davis, daughter of Aaron. She was living in 1882, in Paris.
v Charles, b. October 22, 1792, m. Jane Dearing, daughter of John, of Denmark, and Mary Jameson, his wife. She was living in Paris, in 1882.
VI Daniel, b. April 23, 1798, m. first, Clarissa Chase; second, Charlotte Estes, widow of Alvah, of Milton Plantation. She was an An- drews, daughter of Jeremiah, of Bethel.
MORTON CURTIS lived all his life on part of the. old home- stead, it being the farm where Luke Owens first made a clear- ing in 1799. His children, all by first wife, were: Seth, b. July 18, 1806, m. Matilda Lurvey, daughter of Job; Deborah, b. May 29, 1809, m. Amos Doe, of Paris ; Crosby, b. January 23, 1811, m. Mary Paine, daughter of Davis Paine ; Daniel, b. July 3, 1814, m. Charlotte Paine; Ransel, b. May 6, 1817, m. Elizabeth Dacy.
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NOAH CURTIS, JR., occupied the farm which has since been known as the Dudley farm. The first meeting to organize the town was held at his house, and he, as constable, called the meeting. In 1820 he exchanged farms with David Dudley, of Paris, and moved. His descendants are still in Paris. His children were: Mahala, b. October 10, 1808, m. Gilbert T. . Dudley ; William, b. June 8, 1811, m. Marcella Swift; Alonzo, b. February 7, 1814, m. - - -; Columbia, b. April 19, 1816, m. Joshua Crockett; Kingsbury, b. August 16, 1818, m. Sophia Young, daughter of Amos, of Greenwood."
SETH CURTIS settled near his father, and perhaps on part of the old farm. He afterwards, late in life, went to Paris. His wife was Sally Davis, daughter of Aaron, and his children were ; Adoniram, b. March 1, 1817, m. Janet Young, daughter of Amos, ante; he lived on the home farm several years, and then sold to his sons and went to Boston ; Lorenda, b. February 8, 1819, m. Ambrose K. Shurtleff, a successful business man of Portland ; Eliza J., b. April 21, 1821, m. Leonard Young ; they lived in Paris and moved thence to Deering ; Nehemiah, b. September 17, 1826. He married Annie Hazeltine, of Portland, where he engaged in business. He is now a Baptist preacher.
CHARLES CURTIS formerly owned Gore B. first occupied by Consider Fuller, then the John Day place. "He left town with his family many years ago. His children were: Eveline, b. March 12, 1818 ; John D., b. February 1, 1822; Charles, b. March 5, 1824; Mary J., b. May 5, 1826; Noah, b. October 20, 1828; Mark; and Eunice, m. George Bridgham, Jr.
DANIEL CURTIS lived in the south part of the town. His children, all by the first wife, were: Edmund C., m. Irene Young, daughter of Charles, of Greenwood ; Isaac, m. Abigail Bemis, he lives on the Joshua Perham farm in this town ; Matilda, b. July 20, 1833, m. Caleb Fuller ; Ruth C., b. Septem- ber 19, 1837, m. Henry Dunham ; Adelia, b. September 11, 1844.
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CUSHMAN.
BARTHOLOMEW CUSHMAN, son of Job, of Plympton, Mass, and a descendant of Robert the Pilgrim, was born in Plympton, June 7, 1776. His father subsequently moved to Hebron, Maine. He married, April 3, 1800, Lydia Dunham Fuller. He moved to Paris, and subsequently to Woodstock. His children were:
I George W., b. February 8, 1801, m. first, Clarissa French; second, Mary French.
II Maria C., b. April 29, 1802, m. Ezra G. Fuller, of Paris.
III Lydia F., b. March 23, 1807, m. Joseph Hammond, of Paris, and moved to Patten.
IV, Thomas C., b. June 5, 1816, m. Huldah Jackson, daughter of Nathaniel, of Milton Plantation. They had two children, Nancy J., b. Sep- tember 3, 1840, and Nathaniel J., b. August 12, 1845.
Thomas lived some years at North Woodstock, and then moved to Paris.
GEORGE W. CUSHMAN, son of Bartholomew, ante, was a prom- inent man in Woodstock affairs, often holding town office, Rep- . resentative to the Legislature, &c. He was also Brigadier General in the Maine Militia. He reared his family in Wood- stock, and afterwards moved to Paris. His children, by his first wife, Clarissa French, were :
I Samantha, b. January 27, 1829, d. January 9, 1832.
II Horace, b. February 25, 1830, m. Sophia Crawford, and died in Kansas.
III George, b. July 18, 1833, m. Isabella Felt. He died in early manhood, leaving several young children.
IV Anna, b. September 23, 1834, m. Otis West.
v Jane, b. August 11, 1837, m. Benton Russ.
By second wife, Mary. French, he had :
VI Adna S., b. August, 1844.
DACY.
JOHN and DANIEL DACY, sons of John, of Poland, came quite early into town. John was a millman, and before coming here
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worked for Michael Little, of Lewiston. He first began on the Day farm, but finally settled on the farm near the south line of the town. His children were : Elizabeth, married Ransel Curtis ; John, married and moved early from town; Sabra, married Samuel S. Swan; Sarah, married Austin A. Gray ; Sophia, mar- ried J. Sullivan Whitman, of Greenwood, and Eunice, married John Fifield, of same. Daniel lived in the east part of the town.
DAVIS.
MOSES, AARON AND WILLIAM DAVIS, brothers, came from Salem, Mass., and settled in Poland; from thence Aaron came here in 1816. He settled in the south part of the town, on the lot begun on by John True and afterward occupied by Enoch Hammond. His wife was Thankful Strout, and his children :
I Hannah, b. 1785, m. William Faunce.
II Aaron, Jr., b. 1786, m. first, Lucinda Brooks, daughter of Dr. Peter; second, Eliza Dudley, third, widow Nancy Stephens.
III Thankful, b. 1788, m. Robert Stockman.
IV Sally, b. 1791, m. Seth Curtis.
V Polly, b. 1792, m. Samuel Nute.
VI Phebe, b. 1795, d. unmarried.
VII Benjamin, b. 1797, m. Ruhamah Chase, daughter of Stephen, of Woodstock.
VIII Eliphalet, b. 1798, m. Lydia Lurvey.
IX Eliza, b. 1801, m. Richard T. Lurvey.
x Nehemiah, b. 1804, d. unmarried.
XI Julia, b. 1807, m. Benj. Stephens.
AARON DAVIS, JR., came to Woodstock before his father, and was here at the time of the incorporation of the town in 1815. He lived on the farm previously described as occupied by his father. His children were: Cynthia, b. October 5, 1809, m. Alexander Bryant; Joseph, b. August 23, 1811, m. Jane Stephens ; Stephen D., b. September 26, 1813, m. first, Abigail C. Fuller, second, Lovicy B. Fuller; Charles, b. April 16, 1815,
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m. Harriet Nute ; Phebe, b. April 10, 1817, m. John S. Cotton ; Lorenzo, b. February 9, 1819, m. Eleanor Packard ; Betsey, b. September 4, 1821, m. Aaron D. Thurlow; Thankful, b. October 19, 1823; Aaron, Jr., b. August 23, 1825, m. Lucy Fickett; Seth C., b. May 17, 1827, m. Almira Herrick, of Poland; Lucinda, b. August 25, 1830, m. Jeremiah Curtis, of Rumford.
BENJAMIN DAVIS, brother of the preceding, lived in the south part of the town a few years and then moved into Sigotch. He was an industrious man and highly esteemed. He was often in town office. When quite an old man, he had a field of burnt- land corn of over fifty acres. His children, all born in Wood- stock, were: Richard, b. February 21, 1823, died young ; Eme- line, b. March 15, 1824; Herrick C., b. November 5, 1825, m. Lucy M. Felt, daughter of Jeremiah ; he is an Attorney at Law, has often been in town office, was Representative in the Legis- lature, and is serving his second term as Register of Probate, resides in Paris ; Benjamin, Jr., b. August 11, 1827, lived many years in Lincoln, where he married, then returned and lived with his father ; has been Selectman and Representative in the Legislature ; Stephen C., b. May 23, 1829, m. Martha E. Per- ham, daughter of Jotham; Ruhamah, b. July 15, 1831, m. John Q. Ellis and went west; Nehemiah, b. November 8, 1833, m. Mary J. Perham, daughter of Joshua ; he died soon after and his widow married Winfield S. Ripley and lives in Wakefield, Mass .; Cyrus C., b. September 26, 1835, died a young man ; Henry, b. May 11, 1838, m. Maria P. Greenleaf, of Milton Plan- tation, daughter of James.
WILLIAM DAVIS was a voter and taxed in town in 1817. Isaac Davis was here in 1824. A Davis, also from Hyde Park, Mass., lived here a short time and then returned. One of his daughters was the wife of Joseph E. Johnson ; another married Daniel Bryant, of Greenwood, another George Barden, and Ellen E. became the wife of James L. Bowker.
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DAY.
ALEXANDER DAY, son of John, of Wells, with his brother James, came to Poland. The latter was killed by a falling tree while they were engaged in making a clearing in Poland, and Alexander then went to Minot, and subsequently to Woodstock. His wife was Mercy Dacy, whose father was of Poland. He first came to the place below Jacob. Whitman's, but afterwards swapped farms with his wife's brother John. This was the place on which Elijah Day now lives. The first opening on this place was made by two Packard brothers, of Buckfield, brothers of Stephen, but they never moved here. Mr. Day was an industrious and useful citizen, and at one time Captain of the Woodstock militia. He was a member of the first Board of Selectmen in town, and much in town office. His children were :
I Paulina, b. June 2, 1806.
II Alexander, Jr., b. July 27, 1807, m. Eliza Ricker, daughter of David, and had Daniel, b. January 9, 1834, m. Martha Powers, of Litch- field; Thomas R., b, June 30, 1836, m. first, Maria J. Farnum, daughter of James H., and second, Lizzie (Yates) Gilbert; Charles H., b. December 15, 1838, m. Margaret Robinson; John, b. August 30, 1841, d. August 16, 1864; William, b. August 9, 1843, m. Sarah E. Ayer; Lydia C., b. April 29, 1845, m. James W. Powers; Alexander, b. May 13, 1848, m. Augusta M. Burges, who died soon after.
III John, b. March 22, 1809, m. first, Charlotte Dudley ; second, Ann Dudley (no children.)
IV. William, b. October 19, 1810, d. October 16, 1815.
V Eunice, b. August 8, 1812, m. Elbridge Fifield.
VI Hiram, b. September 17, 1814, m. Caroline Cummings, daughter of George W., of the Gore. He succeeded to the Cummings home- · stead, and has since lived there. He had a family of several children, and also a second wife.
VII Daniel, b. September 7, 1816, d. young.
VIII Mercy, b. December 14, 1818, m. Jared Young.
IX Nancy, b. same date, d. an infant.
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Elijah, b. September 3, 1820, m. Mahala Jackson, daughter of Ben- jamin, of Paris. He lives on the old Day homestead in Woodstock, and has reared a family, the oldest of whom, Belinda, m. Gaveston
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Cole, of Greenwood ; and James, who resides with his father, also m. a Cole, daughter of William H., of Woodstock; another daughter m. James H. Farnum.
XI Belinda, b. -, d. young.
DOLLOFF.
ABNER DOLLOFF, from Gray, was here in 1823, but did not remain long. He lived on the place below David Ricker's. He was born January 16, 1784, and his wife, Rebecca, January 25, 1784. Their children were: Emma, b. July 11, 1812, m. a Thorn ; Sumner, b. October, 15, 1813, never was married; Rosannah, b. October 25, 1814, m. a Foster; Ephraim, b. February 25, 1816 ; Albert W., b. July 27, 1818; Martha, b. March 7, 1820 ; William D., b. August 11, 1821, and Samuel, b. Nov. 14, 1822.
DOUGHTY.
SAMUEL B. DOUGHTY came here in 1854 and settled in Sigotch. He was by trade a calker, and after he came here he frequently spent portions of his summers in working at his trade in the ship-yards of Bath. He was born in Topsham, October 16, 1805; was the son of Samuel and Sarah (Mann) Doughty, the former born in Topsham, in 1781, and the latter in Gloucester, Mass., 1785 ; grandson of Stephen and Hannah (Wallis) Doughty, the former born on the "Great Island " in Harpswell, and the latter in Gloucester, Mass. The grandfather of Stephen Doughty is said to have been a Scotchman. Samuel B. Doughty, who came here, was married Nov. 7, 1833, to Mary Willson, who was born in Bowdoin, February 19, 1815. Their children were as follows: Cassandra, b. in Topsham, October, 31, 1834, m. November 27, 1855, William S. Pratt, of North Yar- mouth, she d. October 16, 1863; Mary W., b. Topsham, May 20, 1837, m. October 21, 1855, to Hatherly Hinkley, of Bow-
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doinham ; Edwin, b. in Topsham, July 21, 1839, m. March 12, 1871, Albina M. Smith, of Calais, who d. September 6, 1875 ; Nancy G., b. in Bowdoinham October 11, 1841, m. June 2, 1860, Charles H. Sessions, of Milton Plantation ; Robert H., b. in Topsham, - 23, 1845, d. September 7, 1864 ; James H., b, in same, 'August 3, 1849, m. February 13, 1875, Bertie F. Leighton, of Machiasport, resides in Malden, Mass .; Elijah A., b. in Woodstock, February 3, 1856, d. in infancy ; Arthur S., b. in Woodstock, June 28, 1857.
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